Monthly Archives: June, 2017

Reading Time: 5 minutes The Fed’s quantitative easing program is relatively plain vanilla compared to what other central banks are doing. That’s a remarkable statement as expanding its balance sheet is a new phenomenon. If you would have discussed the idea of the Fed’s balance sheet being $4.5 trillion, filled with treasuries and mortgage…CONTINUE READING

Reading Time: 6 minutes There’s a lot of noise on the internet, especially if you are attempting to understand the economy and how to prepare your personal finances for the future. Many economic news outlets cater not to their audiences, but to their advertisers. Unfortunately, this results in 5 minutes news and discussion, and 15…CONTINUE READING

Reading Time: 5 minutes The latest economic recovery hasn’t been as strong as previous ones because of deceleration in productivity and the labor force population growth. This is why some of the economic indicators which had worked in the past haven’t done well in this cycle. You can argue that looking at consistently positive…CONTINUE READING

Reading Time: 5 minutes The 2nd half of 2017 and 2018 will be pivotal moments for monetary policy. Global central banks have bought assets to the tune of trillions of dollars in the past few years, known as quantitative easing. Central bankers are providing guidance for future policy which entails shrinking their balance sheets…CONTINUE READING

Reading Time: 5 minutes For decades the automatic response for the question of “should I go to college?” was a resounding yes. However, with education becoming so ubiquitous through the spreading of the internet, and the cost of going to college highest ever, the answer to that same question today is more nuanced. The…CONTINUE READING

Reading Time: 5 minutes One of the biggest geopolitical struggles is over the price of oil. Unlike other economic wars like the global currency war where countries try to devalue their own currency to boost exports, the oil price war is between governments and private corporations. It is between the OPEC oil cartel and…CONTINUE READING

Reading Time: 6 minutes What Is Financial Literacy There are two main different types of financial literacy. There is literacy in terms of investing and literacy in terms of budgeting. This article will review tips on both aspects, which can help you live a fulfilling life. The overarching theme of this advice is to…CONTINUE READING

Reading Time: 5 minutes There is never a clear answer as to where the economy is in the business cycle. That’s what makes it so interesting to discuss and profitable to make money on if your timing is correct. Not everyone is a speculator in stocks who will take high leveraged bets on the…CONTINUE READING

Reading Time: 6 minutes There is a lot of misinformation on the internet about the minimum wage. The reason for this is it is a politically charged topic. If your goal is to push an agenda, it’s easy to manipulate statistics in your favor. The phrase popularized by Mark Twain is applicable in this…CONTINUE READING

Reading Time: 5 minutes Bitcoin has become more popular in the past few weeks as the price has risen. As you can see from the Alexa chart below, the traffic to coindesk.com, a website which has information about bitcoin, as skyrocketed. CNBC has been covering it more lately. This likely means many people are…CONTINUE READING

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